Lorraine Kelly appears to respond to Piers' claim daytime TV's 'infested by savages'
25.05.2023 - 14:21
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ITV Daytime star Lorraine Kelly has posted a gushing tweet to her 741,000 followers thanking her team, which appears to be a thinly veiled swipe at Piers Morgan's recent remarks about those working on daytime television. Following Thursday's Lorraine show, the Scottish star tweeted: "Big thanks to my top team for really fun, uplifting, happy shows - not many of us LOVE going to work and all of the production team and crew make every morning a joy! Don't get the chance to say it often enough. "Her sweet musings are in stark contrast to Piers' outburst on Times Radio on Monday.
It was sparked by the 35-second tribute to Phillip Schofield on Lorraine's fellow ITV show This Morning, after he announced his departure in a statement on Saturday. The tribute was led by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary who were hosting. READ MORE: Peter Andre has change of heart over his daughter, 15, going on Love Island Alison began: "We couldn't start the show without paying tribute to the man who presented the show for so long.
""As a show - we want to say a huge thank you to Phil for everything he has done to make this show a success over the past 20 years," Dermot said. This segment led Piers to comment on air: "I think that anyone who thinks that daytime telly is full of smiley, nicey, happy, clappy people, I think they are beginning to realise it is infested by a pack of savages. "Piers departed Good Morning Britain in 2021 after controversy over remarks he made about the Duchess of Sussex.
After a year away from broadcasting, he returned to TV with a new show on TalkTV, Piers Morgan: Uncensored. However, it seems he is still rankled by what he feels was ITV's poor treatment of him. "There is nothing more ruthless than the way that
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